Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 20 (PTI) The SIT probing the Sabarimala temple gold missing case arrested former TDB president A Padmakumar here on Thursday, police officials said.

The former CPI(M) MLA was questioned at the Crime Branch office, after which his arrest was recorded in the afternoon, an official said.

He was produced before the Vigilance Court in Kollam at night and remanded to judicial custody. Show Full Article

Police said a petition seeking Padmakumar’s custody will be filed before the court soon.

According to sources, Padmakumar was arrested in connection with the disappearance of gold from the sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) door frames after he was named as an accused in the case.

Padmakumar was TDB president in 2019 when the board considered a proposal to hand over the gol

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